A study committee tasked with evaluating the impact social media usage and artificial intelligence has on children and determining how existing online privacy protections may be improved held its final meeting recently and unanimously adopted its final report. The Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee was created by Senate Resolution 431 earlier this year and co-chaired by Sen. Sally Harrell, D–Atlanta, and Sen. Shawn Still, R–Suwanee.
The committee heard testimony from parents, technology, education, and mental health experts over a five-month period, and found that “the law has not kept pace with the rapid development of online platforms and how kids use them today.” The bipartisan report is recommending a more robust approach to protect kids that puts parents in charge, safeguards kids’ mental health and privacy, and requires platforms to act more responsibly without stifling innovation and competition.
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